“He was not in his right mind”: Two witnesses say Maradona should have been admitted to a psychiatric clinic
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- Two medical-board witnesses said Diego Maradona should have received psychiatric-clinic care rather than the treatment provided at the house in Tigre.
- Testimony from a psychiatrist and a clinical doctor led to tense exchanges with the defenses of Luque, Cosachov and Díaz.
- The witnesses requested that Swiss Medical owner Claudio Belocopitt be called to testify.
A psychiatrist and a clinical doctor from the medical board agreed that Diego Maradona needed a different level of care from what he received at the San Andrés neighborhood home in Tigre.
The witnesses said Maradona should have been admitted to a psychiatric clinic. Their testimony produced tense exchanges with the defense lawyers for Luque, Cosachov and Díaz.
They also asked for Claudio Belocopitt, the owner of Swiss Medical, to be summoned as a witness.
He was not in his right mind.
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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